What is the standard of proof for assessing credibility?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from X (Re), 2018 CanLII 145345 (CA IRB):
The standard of proof for assessing credibility is a balance of probabilities, that is, is the testimony more likely than not true. In Orelien v. Canada[10] at page 605 it states, “…one cannot be satisfied that the evidence is credible or trustworthy, unless satisfied that it is probably so, not just possibly so.”
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